Category: Lifestyle
MrWatchMaster Visits: Baselworld 2017
We were delighted to attend Baselworld 2017. This year marked the 100th Edition of the one unmissable trendsetting show that unites key players from all sectors of the global watch and jewellery industry and sets…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Christine Hutter
It was in 1986, just after having earned a Bachelor's degree, when Christine Hutter first discovered the beauty of mechanical timekeeping instruments. As her horological journey began with an apprenticeship with master watchmaker, Wilhelm Gloggler…
MrWatchMaster Meets…François-Paul Journe
Master watchmaker, François-Paul Journe is entirely in tune with his own time and for the past 30-years, has succeeded in elegantly bridging the gap between watchmaking as industry and the sophisticated demands of watchmaking as…
Collector’s World: Harry Fane
Welcome to the latest edition of our exclusive Collector’s World series. Our next collector is Harry Fane, one of the foremost collectors of Cartier watches. His private London gallery, Obsidian, was established in 1978 to…
Collector’s World: Paul Maudsley
Welcome to the latest edition of our exclusive Collector’s World series. Our next collector is Paul Maudsley, International Watch Specialist, Director at Phillips. Paul has over 17-years of experience of watch auctions having transformed the…
Collector’s World: David Brailsford
Welcome to the latest edition of our exclusive Collector's World series. Our next collector is David Brailsford, the Founder of British luxury brand, Garrick Watches. David is a collector of antiques, fine art and Swiss…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Maximilian Büsser
Looking at Maximilian Büsser's life and brilliant career to date, it becomes crystal clear that MB&F was a natural progression for his innate entrepreneurial spirit. It was back in 2005 that the desire to allow…
Collector’s World: Watches with Royal Connections
Our recent Collector's World feature showcasing the 'jewel in his collection', David Ramsay’s magnificent silver and gilt-metal oval astronomical verge watch, reputedly commissioned by King James I, inspired us to research 'Watches with Royal Connections'.…
MrWatchMastet Visits: BHI – The Home of British Clock & Watch Making
We are a great supporter of the wonderful craft of watchmaking, so we were excited to have the opportunity to spend the day at the British Horological Institute (BHI), based at Upton Hall, an imposing…